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A number of new facilities were dedicated on January 31, 2014 by the Council Chairman, Dr. Kuruvilla Varkey, in the presence of the administrators, council members, faculty and staff. As you are aware, the annual CMC council meeting took place in late January. On the Hospital Campus, a mobile Blood […]

The medical services at CMC are advancing to such an extent that many departments have established separate units to deal with expertise required to deal with unique sub specialties. As of January 2014, the Department of ENT will function as five units with General ENT and a sub-specialized area for each unit. Accordingly, Unit […]

CMC Vellore was chosen from among 1000 institutions from the Indian subcontinent as the best among the Private Medical institution. The award was presented on 9th January 2014 in new Delhi. The selection was processed and evaluated by KPMG in collaboration with the World Consulting & Research Corporation.

Another year is slipping by never to return again. Another New Year will dawn with its promises and hopes, new resolutions and excitement. This transition of old to the new has been occurring over centuries with such clockwork regularity that it makes me wonder whether our response to this event […]

Dr. Vinohar Balraj, Professor of Community Health retired on November 28, 2013 after 25 years of dedicated service to the institution. Dr. Vinohar joined CMC in 1970 for his undergraduate medical studies. After his service obligation at Karigiri SLRTC, Dr. Vinohar joined CMC for his postgraduate studies in Community Medicine […]

Dr. George John, Professor and Head of Medical ICU and Division of Critical Care retired on November 8, 2013 after 32 years of dedicated service to the institution. He joined CMC for his undergraduate studies in 1971. Dr. George was a brilliant student, winning many academic honours Following internship, he […]

Ian Olver, the President of the Australian Board has been very keen to establish a branch of the FOV in NT. That was one of the main reasons why the AGM was held at Darwin to coincide with the Alumni gathering. Dr. Mahiban Thomas, an alumnus of CMC has been very […]

Prof Sunil Chandy and his Wife Dr. Achamma Chandy visited Australia during the month of August 2013 to attend the AGM of the Australian Vellore Board and also to take part in the proceedings of the Australian Alumni gathering, both took place in Darwin. After attending the AGM and the […]

This is an historic Board meeting for several reasons. Firstly it is the first visit to Australia for Sunil Chandy in his role as Director, having previously trained in Adelaide. Secondly it is our first Board meeting in Darwin. This has a twofold purpose. One is to meet at that […]

The Annual gathering of the Australian Alumni Association was held at Darwin, NT. from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th August, 2013. . The convenors of the function were Mahiban Thomas & his wife Sujatha (batch 81). The meeting was well attended with over 60 Alumni from Australia, India, Malaysia, USA […]